The document discusses various topics related to starting a new venture including choosing partners, building a team, and funding options. It recommends selecting partners with similar work ethics, complementary skills, and values. Funding options include debt financing, equity investment, and bootstrapping through self-funding using profits. Bootstrapping involves starting with little capital, reducing unproductive costs, having all team members focus on front-line work, and focusing on how to generate revenue.

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2. Problem Problem
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6. Basecamp by 37Signals
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7. Start Small
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9. Build your team
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11. Choose your
partner..WISELY
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12. What to look from a partner?
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13. What to look from a partner?
• Find people who have similar work ethic
with you
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14. What to look from a partner?
• Find people who have similar work ethic
with you
• Find people with complimentary skill set
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15. What to look from a partner?
• Find people who have similar work ethic
with you
• Find people with complimentary skill set
• Find people with similar approach with you
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16. What to look from a partner?
• Find people who have similar work ethic
with you
• Find people with complimentary skill set
• Find people with similar approach with you
• Find people with similarVALUES
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17. Funding
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18. Funding Options
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19. Funding Options
Option Type Explanation
Debt
You borrow money, using asset as security - that
amount that need to be repaid
Equity
You sell a piece of your venture to someone in
exchange for an investment in the venture
Bootstrap
Self-funded by using your profits to grow
business
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20. Funding Options
Option Type Explanation
Debt
You borrow money, using asset as security - that
amount that need to be repaid
Equity
You sell a piece of your venture to someone in
exchange for an investment in the venture
Bootstrap
Self-funded by using your profits to grow
business
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21. Funding Options
Option Type Explanation
Debt
You borrow money, using asset as security - that
amount that need to be repaid
Equity
You sell a piece of your venture to someone in
exchange for an investment in the venture
Bootstrap
Self-funded by using your profits to grow
business
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22. Funding Options
Option Type Explanation
Debt
You borrow money, using asset as security - that
amount that need to be repaid
Equity
You sell a piece of your venture to someone in
exchange for an investment in the venture
Bootstrap
Self-funded by using your profits to grow
business
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23. Funding Options
Option Type Explanation
Debt
You borrow money, using asset as security - that
amount that need to be repaid
Equity
You sell a piece of your venture to someone in
exchange for an investment in the venture
Bootstrap
Self-funded by using your profits to grow
business
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24. Funding Options
Option Type Explanation
Debt
You borrow money, using asset as security - that
amount that need to be repaid
Equity
You sell a piece of your venture to someone in
exchange for an investment in the venture
Bootstrap
Self-funded by using your profits to grow
business
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25. Funding Options
Option Type Explanation
Debt
You borrow money, using asset as security - that
amount that need to be repaid
Equity
You sell a piece of your venture to someone in
exchange for an investment in the venture
Bootstrap
Self-funded by using your profits to grow
business
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26. Funding Options
Option Type Explanation
Debt
You borrow money, using asset as security - that
amount that need to be repaid
Equity
You sell a piece of your venture to someone in
exchange for an investment in the venture
Bootstrap
Self-funded by using your profits to grow
business
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27. Bootstrap
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28. Bootstrap
• Little Capital
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29. Bootstrap
• Little Capital
• Drop anything costly buy unproductive
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30. Bootstrap
• Little Capital
• Drop anything costly buy unproductive
• Everyone on the Front-Line
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31. Bootstrap
• Little Capital
• Drop anything costly buy unproductive
• Everyone on the Front-Line
• Focus on How to make money
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